Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 258 · 40 questions

Word tip (Same sound, check the meaning): Read the whole sentence and work out the meaning it needs. Match the meaning to the spelling: flour = powder made from grain; flower = a bloom on a plant. Learn the tricky sets: there (place), their (belonging to them), they’re (they are); to, too, two.

1. 1.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
2. 2.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
5. 5.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
9. 9.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
12. 12.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
14. 14.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
15. 15.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
16. 16.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
17. 17.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
22. 22.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
23. 23.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
27. 27.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
28. 28.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
30. 30.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
31. 31.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
33. 33.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
34. 34.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
35. 35.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
36. 36.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
37. 37.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
40. 40.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale

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